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A Meal in the Wilderness
Preheat oven to 300°F.
Cream the butter and sugar together until the texture is a smooth paste. Separate the eggs and beat the yolks until a very light color, then fold into the butter/sugar mixture and blend thoroughly. Sift the dry ingredients (except the cream of tartar) together and add alternately with the rum. Stir the pecans and raisins in by hand.
Beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until stiff; then add to the cake mixture. Pour into a well-greased cake pan and bake for 4 (yes, 4!) hours.
Yield: 8–10 servings
Matthew 3:1–2; 4–6, The Message
A very common belief is that the "locust" of the biblical text refers not to the insect, but to the locust tree, the most dominant in all the terrain, planted and nurtured for its shade as well as for its very desirable fruit, the carob.
Other than the parents of Jesus, John the Baptist,whom tradition names as the son of the Virgin Mary's cousin, Elizabeth, is perhaps the best-known member of Jesus' family in the scriptures. Like Jesus, he was a descendant of Aaron on both sides, a member of the priestly tribe known as the Levites. His name is derived from Hebrew and means "the Lord is gracious." Tradition says that hewas born in the hill country of Judea, in a town known today as Ein Karem, in Israel.
The scriptures tell us next to nothing of his early life, and by the time he appears in the gospels as a grown man, he has taken on the mantle of a prophet, wandering in the wilderness, eating off the land, and uttering apocalyptic pronouncements that often place him at odds with the religious leaders of his day.
When he dares to criticize King Herod Antipas for an adulterous and incestuous marriage, he is sent to prison and eventually murdered in fulfillment of a cruel and vengeful promise (see Matthew 14:7–11).
In the passage cited above, we encounter John in the "desert country of Judea." It was a barren, often brutally dry place, inhabited in biblical times by wild animals and nomads, some of whom, like John the Baptist, were ascetics searching for wisdom and solace away from the crowds of the larger cities and towns of southern Israel. It appears that John might have been Nazir, and like his ancestor, Samson, subjected by vow to certain abstinences. Nazirites are Jewish men who refrain from cutting their hair, abstain from wine and meat, have no contact with the dead, and are known to be celibate—vows taken usually for only a short time (see Numbers 6). These characteristics may help to explain John's appearance and diet. His clothing evoked visions of Elijah, another ancestor and Nazir. In fact, those who first encountered John asked if he were Elijah, as it was the expectation and hope of the day that Elijah himself would return and restore the fortunes of the Jewish people. In John the Baptizer—prophetically calling the people to repentance, acting like a hermit, living in the wilderness—many saw the realm of God, i.e., the end days when judgment would be laid upon those who did not believe in God, to be at hand. If John were neither Elijah nor the Messiah, he surely spoke as if he were. But John, prophet that he was, pushed all this aside, and is quoted as saying that there was yet one to come who would be even greater than he, whose sandal he would not even be worthy to untie. Just a few biblical verses after this proclamation, Jesus, his cousin, appears at the river to be baptized, and it becomes clear from then on that the mantle of Elijah, the ascetical camel-garb symbol that John wore with authority, would soon be passed to Jesus. Very quickly John's role in the story decreases, and as quickly, Jesus' ascendancy increases.
John the Baptist would have really enjoyed a good, hearty bread with many of the foodstuffs from the land he traveled, such as this loaf made with raisins, rosemary, and camel's milk yogurt. It's a great taste if you're tired of carob and honey!
There is much to learn in this cameo appearance of the great New Testament prophet. The mere fact that the Matthean text mentions the eating habits of John the Baptist should be a clue to us of their importance, both to history and to John's character; it is not merely passing commentary. The writer of the Gospel of Matthew informs us that "John lived on a diet of locusts and wild field honey." The Greek word for locust, akris, is used four times in the New Testament and seems to refer to the class of insect known as Orthoptera, or "straight-winged." By Mosaic law they were reckoned "clean," so John could not have been accused of doing anything illegal by claiming them for food. And we do know that dried locusts were a rather common staple of many ancient Near Eastern communities, most particularly the Essenes, a religious sect of which many scholars believe John was a member. To this day, locusts are prepared as food in the Middle East and Africa in various ways: sometimes they are pounded and mixed with flour and water to be baked into cakes; other cooks boil, roast, or stew them in butter for eating. Dried and salted locusts have long been part of the diet of many nomadic tribes.
Still, biblical scholars, anthropologists, and other scientists have reached no consensus as to whether these foods could have sustained the Baptist in the wilderness. A very common belief, which we have adapted here for our purposes, is that the "locust" of the biblical text refers not to the insect, but to the locust tree (in Greek, keration), a plant species that is widespread in Israel. In many areas, including the Judean desert, the locust tree is the most dominant in all the terrain, planted and nurtured for its shade as well as for its very desirable fruit, the carob.
Given its ubiquity, and its connection to the Judean wilderness of the Baptist, it may be no surprise that the carob fruit is known throughout the Middle East as St. John's Bread. It has been dried and used as a food for cattle, people, and most especially swine (see the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:16), and as many as eight hundred pounds of seed pods can be harvested yearly from a single tree.
Carob has a long and distinguished history dating back to the ancients who accorded it such high respect that the weight of its seeds are most likely the original measure for what is today a goldsmith's karat.
Supposing (for the sake of argument) that John the Baptist was dining on carob fruit, and not locusts, as the King James Version insists, what new understanding might this bring to the interpretation of the text? Because carob powder can be used in place of cocoa at levels up to 50 percent, and it has a natural sugar content of up to 48 percent, one might begin to understand the somewhat manic and strange appearance attributed to John in the iconography of biblical art. Eating a lot of carob as a regular diet could have your hair standing on end by sunset! And although John might not have been aware of all the benefits of carob, he probably had some idea that it provided a lot of nutrients, and it was a good, all-around substitute for whatever else was lacking in his daily food regimen. "Carob contains as much vitamin B1 as asparagus or strawberries, the same amount of niacin as lima beans, lentils or peas, and more vitamin A than eggplant, asparagus and beets. It is also high in vitamin B2, calcium, magnesium and iron."3 All of which is to say that though scholars might not be able to agree on whether locusts could sustain the Baptist in the wilderness, surely locust tree fruit, aka "carob," would do the trick!
And what of honey (in Greek, meli)? The word itself is used only four times in all of the New Testament, in contrast to the nearly fifty times we encounter it in the Hebrew scriptures (in Hebrew, debhash). The Promised Land where the Israelites finally settled was known as a land "flowing with milk and honey," which gives us some idea of the high esteem it too was given by our biblical forebears. Yet it was rare enough to be considered somewhat of a luxury, typifying sumptuous dining and finery of preparation. In the translation used for this chapter, "wild field honey" is the type stored by bees in rocks or in trees. Particularly in the wilderness of Judea, honey bees were known to build their hives in the crevices of rocks and in rotting lumber. The honey, oozing from between the stone formations or out of a log, gave it the appearance of flowing (hence the coining of the phrase), and some biblical commentators think that this is what the wandering Israelites encountered in the desert, naming it manna, remarking how sticky and sweet it was, like "food of the gods." John the Baptist undoubtedly came across lots of honey in his travels; and because it was an excellent source of nutrition and was a curative for many ailments (including stomach upset), it provided a good balance to his other dietary choices.
John's fashion sense—he was "dressed in a camel hair habit tied at the waist by a leather strap"—gives us some insight about the animals he came in contact with as he went preaching from one location to another. Obviously, he was aware of the generous uses for all parts of the camel: skin for clothing and liquid storage, milk for cheeses and other dairy needs, meat to complement vegetarian choices. Perhaps the leather was from the hide of a camel; or it might have been fashioned from the tough skin of some other domesticated animal (a steer, ox, lamb, or goat). Wherever his clothing products came from, it is clear that he was familiar with more than just the products of the land.
Keeping his appearance and his food opportunities in mind, we have included recipes that encompass a whole range of possibilities, including whatever fish John might have encountered at the Jordan River, baptizing and fishing for converts and all else his wide prophetic net might bring to shore.
In 63 b.c.e. General Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) captured Jerusalem (some scholars indicate that he was invited in to settle a dispute between the crown princes), and the Kingdom of Judea became a client kingdom of the Roman Republic, with Hyrcanus, son of the Hasmonean Queen Alexandra, serving as prince, high priest, and puppet ruler for the Romans. Antipater became the first Roman procurator of Judea sometime around 49 b.c.e., but when he died in 44 b.c.e. his son Herod took over, becoming governor in 41 b.c.e. and ruler in 37 b.c.e. He would come to be known as Herod the Great, for he was a capable administrator who set about rebuilding Jerusalem, including the Temple complex; but he was also known for his cruelty and ruthlessness; he murdered many family members and rabbis in order to protect his power, to promote the Hellenic (Greek) way of life, and to remain in favor with Rome. Yet Judea prospered economically, for it was located on the important trade routes and was itself agriculturally fruitful, and the Romans did not much interfere in Herod's affairs. In fact, the Romans even exempted the Jews from observing the Roman religion; but for the privilege of being allowed to follow the Law, the Jews were made to pay a heavy tax. Nevertheless, Herod had put the Sadducees, a group of wealthy Jews who supported Roman rule, in charge of the Temple, appointed his own high priest, and hand-picked the members of the Sanhedrin, the rabbinical court. His actions caused resentment among the Pharisees, who resisted Hellenization and generally had the support of the common people of Judea. In addition, there were the Zealots and the Sicarii, who agitated for open revolution against the Romans, and dozens of other sects and factions. When Herod died in 4 or 2 b.c.e., the kingdom had become so fractious that it split into three pieces, each governed by one of Herod's sons: Herod Archelaus, Herod Antipas, and Herod Philip. Some time around 6 c.e. the Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus dismissed Archelaus for incompetence and combined Judea with Samaria and Edom (Idumea) into the Roman province of Iudaea ( Judea), administered by a prefect or procurator who reported directly to the emperor. This was the political climate into which John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth were born and raised.
In the 1st century c.e., Flavius Josephus, a Jewish historian, wrote a twenty-one-volume apologia called Antiquities of the Jews. Bringing his work to the public in 93 c.e., Josephus (as he is known today) intended to provide an explanation of Jewish history, laws, and customs in the wake of the destruction of the Temple in 70 c.e. and the expulsion of the Jews from Judea. By outlining the stories of the patriarchs, he was also arguing in support of the many contributions that the Jewish people had made to civilization.
This source is not without controversy. Josephus himself had fought in the rebellion against Rome but afterward had cooperated with Roman authorities to the extent that he had been made a Roman citizen and been given land in Judea and a pension. As a result, many scholars have branded Josephus a traitor and informer and have refused to consider Antiquities of the Jews as anything but propaganda and an attempt at historic self-rehabilitation, for he took pains to include a defense of his cooperation with Rome. Other scholars, however, argue that he was an important bridge-builder between cultures, himself remaining a Jew who observed the Law yet explaining for non-Jews how Jewish and Graeco-Roman philosophies could exist compatibly.
Antiquities of the Jews does include an account of the man known as John the Baptist:
Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God, and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, that was called the Baptist: for Herod slew him… .Now when [many] others came in crowds about him, for they were very greatly moved [or pleased] by hearing his words, Herod, who feared lest the great influence John had over the people might put it into his power and inclination to raise a rebellion, (for they seemed ready to do any thing he should advise), thought it best, by putting him to death, to prevent any mischief he might cause, and not bring himself into difficulties, by sparing a man who might make him repent of it when it would be too late. Accordingly he was sent a prisoner, out of Herod's suspicious temper, to Macherus, the castle I before mentioned, and was there put to death.1
Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God, and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, that was called the Baptist: for Herod slew him… .Now when [many] others came in crowds about him, for they were very greatly moved [or pleased] by hearing his words, Herod, who feared lest the great influence John had over the people might put it into his power and inclination to raise a rebellion, (for they seemed ready to do any thing he should advise), thought it best, by putting him to death, to prevent any mischief he might cause, and not bring himself into difficulties, by sparing a man who might make him repent of it when it would be too late. Accordingly he was sent a prisoner, out of Herod's suspicious temper, to Macherus, the castle I before mentioned, and was there put to death.1
This account generally corresponds to the biblical story, though some of the details (such as the reason for John's assassination) differ. There is also a section of the work that offers an account of the life of Jesus:
Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.2
Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.2
This section has come to be called the Testimonium Flavianum. Many scholars have difficulty accepting the authenticity of these sections that have a particularly Christian flavor. Extant copies seem to have been based on early Christian sources and not to have been transmitted accurately through history. The consensus among modern scholars is that Josephus did write something about John the Baptist and about Jesus of Nazareth but that the text has been corrupted to a significant degree by copyists' interpolations, additions, and errors. A minority of scholars continue to completely reject the authenticity of the Testimonium Flavianum and many other portions of Josephus' work.
Nevertheless, whether there is extrabiblical corroboration or not, the biblical stories of John the Baptist and, especially, of Jesus of Nazareth have changed the course of history and continue to influence the way many people live their lives.
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Monday, March 1, 2010
australia here we come... thank you auckland!
last night we played our first show in over ten years. and yes we were seriously nervous! the show was great. the fans were unreal. whew... all those pavement anxiety dreams can now go away! auckland was great. we had an amazing time the few days we were here. good weather and good people. the 3d's opened and rocked us into outer space. above is the pre show photo op. below is a few photos from the night. and the setlist...
auckland town hall...
our rules.
sm played here instead of hexx because he didn't have his glasses on.
50 comments:
Awesome setlist! Can't wait for the Central Park shows in September!! Thank you guys for getting together and making this happen. You are making many, many people very, very happy.
- March 1, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Vincent Nifigance said...
Shame about the lack of 'Terror Twilight' songs here. Hopefully by the time you get round to coming back to England they'll have wormed their way into the setlist...
- March 1, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Hey Spiral - I got into Pave's music the year AFTER you guys disbanded, so this is a real treat to see you guys play again for my first time eva!!! Can't wait to see you guys in CA!!! Please, please, please add on more shows in Cali if you can! :D
- March 1, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- Rose said...
WOW. im still kind of in disbelief but these photos and my ticket stub are proof it happened. id quite like yesterday to happen again x
- March 1, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Cannot wait for Friday night in Sydney.
That playlist replicated then (with a second encore?! :) , would be brilliant
- March 1, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Was a fun night thanks for coming down
- March 1, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Hey spiral - glad you had a great time at the show in auckland last nite - the floors were bouncing! funnily enough i met steve m at the kings arms gig the day before - didn't know who he was but had a nice chat about kids and video game addictions...i was there with my son to check out my old flatmates greta and dave from superette who did a great set - say hi to steve from leanne and thanks for a great show.
- March 1, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Joe said...
- March 1, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Joe said...
play in Austin
- March 1, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- pointy stumps said...
I only just now realised that I will have to miss your Melbourne show (which I went to great expense to secure tickets for) because I'll be in Adelaide for something important that night. I am crushed. You will notice the absence of a naked woman in the front row of your performance. You will think of this as you gaze out on the crowd - where is that naked woman? She was going to be me. (I am currently a clothed man. I was willing to transform for you.) I guess that's all. Sigh.
- March 1, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- caleb said...
That was amazing bro, thanks so much. I'm stoked SM wasn't wearing his glasses - "Here" was great despite unplannedness.
- March 1, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Nik said...
You guys were awesome, thanks for a fantastic gig!
My thots: http://spatulaforum.blogspot.com/2010/03/concert-review-pavement-aucklamd-march.html
- March 1, 2010 at 5:19 PM
I just saw a youtube video on your show. Fucking amazing, I'll be at Coachella. Slanted and Enchanted was released the year I was born, so I never got a chance to see you guys, however I've been a fan since I started listening to real music age 13 or so. You guys changed my life. It's going to be unreal, thank you for getting back together.
- March 1, 2010 at 5:34 PM
Hey Scott, super awesome show and thanks for coming down to NZ
- March 1, 2010 at 5:50 PM
- Greg said...
Thanks so much Spiral and the rest of Pavement, you couldn't really have improved on the set-list.
Been a fan since I was 14 when I first listened to S + E, that was 17 years ago, never seen you guys play until last night.
That album had a huge influence on me and is still my favourite of all time, just gutted I wasn't at The Kings Arms so I could have bought you all a drink.
I feel Bob's pain re his beer loss...! Good luck for the rest of the tour!
- March 1, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- David said...
Hey Spiral,
Thanks to you and the rest of Pavement for an absolutely fantastic show last night. I was at the front with three Americans, and at least two of us had flown in especially to be there at the reunion gig.
You might be surprised to hear that there were quite a few nerves in the crowd – in fact I've never been at a gig so loaded with emotion and expectation. It was amazing for me, thinking of all that's happened in my life since I last saw you guys play (London, November 1999).
See you in Sydney on Thursday. Hope you'll play Type Slowly, Harness Your Hopes, Loretta's Scars, oh and Debris Slide, Pueblo, Frontwards, and, er... I'll shut up now.
Thanks again. Amazing amazing night.
- March 1, 2010 at 8:33 PM
ask yer sound guy to turn down the bass, couldnt hear #$%#$ over the distorted mess.
- March 1, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Hey Spiral, stoked to hear the first Pavement show went well and was even more stoked to recently read that you are a Fremantle Dockers fan! Seen Pavement 3 times in Perth in the past, even being lucky enough to be at the Club Original show when Gary Young was still in the band. Just wanted to mention that the venue for Perth (Metro City) isn't the greatest unfortunately and thus my anticipation for the show is tempered by the fact that the venue blows. I heard ticket sales weren't exactly going nuts and wondered if a switch to a smaller venue was being considered? Anyhow, regardless of what happens I'm sure the show will be great and I am looking forward to the gig next Monday.
- March 1, 2010 at 10:11 PM
Looking forward to seeing you on Monday.
I don't wanna be the "play this, play that" guy, however having 'I Love Perth' rehearsed and ready for an encore would be a bonus
- March 1, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- Banger said...
keep the TT songs out of the set!
only kidding, get golfing young man x
- March 2, 2010 at 2:23 AM
- Steven B said...
Welcome back!!! Can't wait to see you in May!!
- March 2, 2010 at 2:43 AM
- Duroc said...
Really really cool.
- March 2, 2010 at 7:02 AM
- ddouglas01 said...
Rock N Roll is back!! Awesome setlist.
- March 2, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Oliver said...
by any chance we are allowed to tape your shows?
- March 2, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Moral Fibers said...
Oh man oh man oh man. I seriously cannot wait. I'm so ramped up for NYC!!! Have fun out there!
- March 2, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- breakfast tastes good all day long said...
Please, I beg of you, schedule some more U.S. West Coast dates. Specifically, an Arizona show would be bueno.
- March 2, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Play more shows in CALIFORNIA!!!
Play more shows in CALIFORNIA!!!
Play more shows in CALIFORNIA!!!
Play more shows in CALIFORNIA!!!
Play more shows in CALIFORNIA!!!
Play more shows in CALIFORNIA!!!
That is all, thanks :D
- March 2, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- marcelo g said...
You guys have to come to Argentina!!! Are you at least thinking on a southamerican tour? Please! we're dying to see you guys around here. =D
- March 2, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- panama said...
Very excited for the NY shows. When I tell my 22 year old asst that I saw Pavement a bunch of times he looks at me like I saw The Beatles. So I'm taking him.
- March 2, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- sgrice said...
Hey, Scott.
Can't wait for you guys to come to Brisbane. Love the set list, especially "Father to...".
If you get a chance, can you pass on to Mark I. that Scott Grice said hello and will hopefully catch up with him at the show.
Take care,
- March 2, 2010 at 5:57 PM
Thankyou for such an amazing gig! I shed a tear when the crowd sung along to Gold Soundz. Beautiful.
- March 2, 2010 at 10:10 PM
- cesar said...
Sou brasileiro, e gostaria muito ter um show de voces aqui em sao paulo, suas musicas influenciaram uma geracao. Boa sorte e esperamos voces aqui!!
- March 3, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- All Things +Woman said...
Love the fact the dude forgot his glasses and played Here instead. My favourite song ever!
- March 3, 2010 at 6:07 PM
howdy, been a huge fan since 93 or so...buying all the reissues with extras i already have, to be supportive. So excited you guys are doing some shows this year! never thought that would happen.
i know people from all over are probably bugging you guys to come to their town, but i'm a bit surprised to
see no So Cal dates. us 30-somethings who have been long time fans are probably not going to do the indio thing...wait all day in the desert for one band with a
short set. i know, selfish, but i always felt pavement music had california written all over it. unfortunately, your tour schedule doesn't really. you guys can surely fill up the El Rey no problem for
several nights. I'm sure there's a reason why no dates in LA or OC, just can't imagine what that would be....in the meantime we'll patiently wait, fingers crossed. i hope i don't sound like a jerk. your music has been very important to me. thank you.
- March 4, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Hey, Just walked out of your extremely expensive Sydney show. You must still be on stage right now. I first saw you in Paris (1994?) and a couple of times since then. Always great. But you were lo-fi back then. Do us a favour and ditch your sound guy, ditch the 12 mics around your drum kit, ditch all the compression (ESPECIALLY on the snare), ditch the second mic on every amp and try to remember back when you didn't care about all that shite. People liked you back then. They'll still like you if you play lo-fi now. Don't try to sound like the foo fighters or the smashing pumpkins.
- March 5, 2010 at 4:23 AM
- aubrey said...
this is so unreal. cant wait for brixton, roskilde, øya and central park. take care and see you may 11th!
- March 5, 2010 at 8:48 AM
I know everybody does this crap, but please play Dallas or somewhere in Texas...Dallas/Ft Worth is the 4th largest metroplex in the US. As of now, I will be driving to Kansas City, 8 hrs away, happily...but keep in mind there are ~6 million potential Pavement fans in D/FW.
- March 5, 2010 at 11:49 AM
I didn't think it was possible to be more excited than I already was! I'm seeing you guys in Tokyo on April 8th, and the anticipation is killing me. You know, years after I discovered Pavement, I found out that one of my father's co-workers grew up with you. So really, we're pretty much related.
- March 5, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Ed said...
Hi Scott,
I just want to thank you for the 2 amazing shows you guys put on in Sydney. It seems like forever ago that I last saw you play the powerstation in Auckland and the expectation and nerves in the crowd were massive by the time you hit the stage on Thursday. I was front center both nights and cant begin to describe how euphoric it was.
A big thanks as well for helping out the Philippinos, they were over the moon to be up the front the second night. To say you have some lifelong friends there is an understatement!
All the best,
- March 5, 2010 at 9:44 PM
This is so exciting to see the legendary Pavement reunited. You guys bring a lot of people a lot of happiness. Rock On, Muddafuggahs!
- March 7, 2010 at 5:33 AM
- jameyhaws said...
Thank you, Thank you, thank you! And Hey Spiral I met you at the very 1st PSOI show in Austin at Stubb's BBQ we talked for quite awhile about Pavement and PSOI you guys have always done really well in Austin so why no Texas shows? We southerners love you guys just as much as them foreigners and damn yanks do if not more! So I'm not asking if but when the Texas shows will be???? BTW I already ordered QTP.. (Cant wait!!)
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- March 26, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- seb said...
Hey ! From La Feline Bar in Paris ;) Hope we won't wait for 10 years before seeing you again ! Thanks for your gig in Paris, that was great !
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The U.N. Security Council discussed a possible compromise resolution on Syria Wednesday - one that would not include sanctions, but would condemn the escalating violence in Syria, urge implementation of promised reforms and call on the government and the opposition to engage in an inclusive Syrian-led political process.
For several months, the Security Council has been unable to reach an agreement on a strong resolution regarding the situation in Syria, where the government has been cracking down on anti-government protesters. The United Nations says some 2,700 people have been killed since the demonstrations began in mid-March.
The issue of sanctions has been the main sticking point, with Russia, India, Brazil and other countries on the council against imposing them on Damascus.
Earlier attempts at a resolution ended in August in a presidential statement, which does not carry the same weight as a resolution.
This week, the four European members on the council - Britain, France, Germany and Portugal - circulated a revised draft resolution that threatens only sanctions later if reforms and other measures are not implemented. Diplomats say they hope to bring it to a vote as early as Friday.
French Ambassador Gérard Araud told reporters that the new European text is a major compromise.
"We really want compromise," said Araud. "The text we are presenting is without sanctions, which is from our point of view, it is a very significant step. So I do hope that we reach compromise with all the members of the council."
Earlier Wednesday, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters that the European draft was "a continuation of the openly declared policy of regime change" of some council members and that in Moscow's view, it encouraged "destructive elements" in the Syrian opposition to continue their violence. He said Russia had put forth to the council a revised draft of its earlier resolution.
By early evening, after all 15 Security Council members met to discuss the two proposed texts, Churkin sounded optimistic that a compromise would be reached, saying that the sides should be able to find common ground.
"The main thing is not to lose sight of those two objectives - stop violence immediately and put in train a political process which would lead to reforms and which would lead to a satisfactory situation of the people of Syria," said Churkin.
Syrian Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari was outside the Security Council during the closed meeting. He told reporters that the European draft, which has U.S. support, is intended to distract from the issue of the Palestinian application for U.N. membership, which was submitted last week.
"Focusing on the Palestinian issue is not good for [the] USA and the Europeans; this is why they need to focus on something else. It is a diversion," he said.
Ja'afari said the situation in Syria is improving and that the government is in full control of the country, with the exception, he said, of "some minor spots" in the city of Homs. He added that in a few days, a new commission would be established to review the constitution, adding that the government is "on the right track."
The Syrian ambassador said his government does not need outside interference in implementing reforms, and would prefer the Security Council encouraged members of the opposition to engage in national dialogue instead of sending negative messages that their actions have international protection.


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I did tell you all I could have filled last weeks 'New product' review slots with several other alternatives! Carrying on our trend of chocolatey innovations, today we have another offering from our German pals Ritter Sport, who have recently released another two new bars to their range that fall outside of their seasonal limited editions i.e. two new permanent offerings! The first one which I'm reviewing today is this Ritter Sport Milch + Weizenpops ... hold that comment or e-mail asking me what that means :D ... it translates as Ritter Sport Milk & Wheat Puffs.
This new Milch + Weizenpops is the latest addition to the 250.0g range that is now made up of seven different offerings. The yellow colour packaging was only a slightly paler shade of yellow than the Cornflakes bar, though the branding and on-pack pictures were enough to differentiate it. The 6x6 blocked grid was easy to break up and the chocolate looked immensely appetising with the filling appearing even more plentiful that normal with the cream coloured centre clearly studded with the wheat puff cereal throughout.
The back of the wrapper described this bar as 'milk chocolate filled with a soft milk cream, sweet crisp wheat and hazelnuts'. The nut content wasn't something I was expecting, but it was a welcome surprise and as I will go into it was more than a welcome addition. Starting with the milk chocolate, it delivered on all expectations, bringing a full bodied sweet chocolatey flavour base. The filling inside was very much as described and had a softer, crumblier texture whilst reinforcing the dairy centred flavours established by the chocolate. On their own, the wheat puffs may have tasted a little plain and thus been meaningless, however the small fragments of nuts brought a tasty woody savoury flavour note to the party, and this contrasted nicely with the sweeter creme and chocolate elements. Despite it's 250.0g size this was unfortunately one of those Ritter bars that was almost impossible to stop eating - you'll be surprised at the rate you make your way through it.
Overall the Ritter range is becoming so large and with it consisting of so many high quality offerings it seems all to easy to just dismiss this as another 'run-of-the-mill' offering. If one were to cast aside all that had gone before however, and view it as an independent chocolate in it's own right, then it would have to be seen as a very tasty offering that does a good job combining chocolate, milk and cereal. Some may argue that this is one of the plainer tasting Ritter's out there, but I would counter that by saying that the contrasting sweetness of the chocolate is great paired with the cereal and nuts - trust me it will keep coming back for more. Would I buy it again? Perhaps not for myself, but as a 'safe' option for someone I know has plainer tastes I think this would be a great chocolate.
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The auto dimming feature works great, as does the temperature sensor and compass on the unit I purchased. When backing out of the garage on a bright, sunny day the mirror dims quite a bit which is unwanted in most cases. But there is a handy disable button on the front of the mirror to temporarily turn off the dimming feature (which you won't need if it's real sunny, anyway). You can then re-enable it when you're outside. Or if you forget to re-enable it, a power cycle of the mirror (turning the car off and then back on again) will reset the dimming feature to 'enabled' (which can also be annoying if you want to turn it off and actually leave it off ... each time the mirror powers up the dimming feature is enabled, whether it was previously disabled or not ... there is no memory there). All in all, I'm very happy with this device.


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 8, 2013) - Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) today reported that it is no longer in discussions with China National Gold regarding its holding in African Barrick Gold plc.
"These discussions were part of our ongoing efforts to identify opportunities to optimize our portfolio, however we are approaching this in a prudent and disciplined manner and will only proceed with opportunities that generate acceptable value for Barrick," said Jamie Sokalsky, President and Chief Executive Officer. "African Barrick Gold's assets hold significant potential, and we will continue to look for ways to best realize that value for our shareholders."
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So, I'm sitting here at 11:49 on a Sunday merging the new Autodesk Pricebook into our accounting system. Normally not a big deal, but there are 3,095 line items. I'm almost to the bottom of it and I get to a line item called "Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Commercial New SLM Migrating from Millenium - Subscription Required"
I say to my wife, sometimes Autodesk is so screwy. Out of the blue, they add a product to the pricebook, don't tell the resellers about it and it's just there, staring me in the face. She says, what is it, I've never heard you mention it before. Well, apparently tomorrow 12/1/08, we start selling Robot Millenium and there's promotional pricing from 12/15/08 to 4/15/09.
So, I decide to tell her the whole story. An architect designs their building in Revit Architecture and give the whole model to their Revit Structural Engineer. The engineer adds point loads, live loads and dead loads to the live model. In the old days, the engineer built stick figure model in their analysis programs, did all the load calculations, made their updates, then manually did all the drawings in AutoCAD. Now, they click a button in Revit Structure, it opens Robot Millenium, builds the model, applies the loads, runs the calculations, updates the model, then bidirectionally links back into Revit Structure and automatically updates the sizing of all the beams, columns and slabs.
She's says "Wow, that's great. You should blog about it." And now you know why I married her.
So, there you have it. A better way of coordinating with your engineers. If I hear one more architect tell me that he's not buying Revit because his engineers don't have it, I'm going to scream. Why? Because the engineers say they're not buying Revit because the architects aren't telling them to.
How does an AutoCAD architect pick an engineer for a project? Well, whoever's cheapest that week. Not the most optimal way to design a building and coordinate everything. Mr. Architect, please start asking your structural engineers to get Revit structure. Most of them already have a structural analysis program that will tie into Revit Structure. Ask them if they have Robot, RISA, ETABS, Adapt or Staad. You'd be surprised to find they all do. Now they can get the structural drawings back to you faster. Give a Revit Structural Engineer more money for the design and you'll see that you have less construction adminstration, coordination, fewer RFIs and Change Orders. If you're in Florida, call Mark Mosbat at CHM Structural Engineers 305.667.1621. They're fully operational on Revit Structure. Tell him Gregory sent you.
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SALT LAKE CITY – Authorities say a Utah woman accused of concealing seven pregnancies before allegedly strangling or suffocating her newborns gave birth each time in her home.
Pleasant Grove Police Capt. Mike Roberts said Wednesday that investigators have determined that 39-year-old Megan Huntsman did not go to a hospital to have the babies. He didn't say if anybody helped her give birth.
Huntsman acknowledged to police that she killed six of the babies. One was stillborn.
She was arrested Sunday on six counts of murder and is being held on $6 million bail.
Roberts said Huntsman also hid her pregnancies with her two oldest daughters, now in their early 20s, from extended family until she was at the hospital.
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BMW Motorrad's second-quarter sales results are in, and the German brand has not only another record quarter to report, but also an all-time six-month top-sales record as well.
Selling 42,259 units in Q2 2014, BMW Motorrad sales are up 5.1%, with revenue up 11.2% to €528 million (€55 million EBIT). This sales volume represents an all-time second-quarter high for BMW motorcycles sales.
The news also makes the first half of 2014 the best six-month period, in the 90 years of BMW Motorrad's history, of BMW motorcycle sales, with revenue up 9.8% to €1 billion, and unit sales up 9.3% to 70,978 units.


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Here are two photos from my Grandpa's collection. Since Grandpa's photos are almost always of family members, it's rare to find one with people that I can't identify. But these two photos are a complete mystery to me.
The photos show a bunch of young people, some of them in baseball uniforms, and one of the photos is labeled "after the game". So clearly it's a group of young friends gathering after a baseball game, or maybe celebrating a victory.
Here's the first photo. (Click on the photo to see a larger version).
And here's the second photo, showing some of the same people, but with labels that look like surnames. (Again, click on photo for a larger version).
I really love these photos, and maybe more because they are such a mystery to me. As usual with these older photos, I love just staring into the faces of the people in the photo and imagining what it would be like to have been there on that day, talking to everybody, getting to know them.
What's great is that this isn't your standard old photo, with everybody in the photo stiffly posed and unsmiling. The young people in the photo look happy, almost flushed with the excitement of the day. Every face tells a different story: pride, determination, "coolness", or just plain happiness.
I especially like the couple who appear in the center of the first photo:
These two have wonderful faces. We're looking back in time 80 years or more, but with the energy and excitement in the couple's faces, we can easily imagine them as young friends of ours.
I also like the doubly-stacked, jauntily tilted straw hats. The silliness hints at the sort of day that everyone was having–just being crazy, goofing around, having fun.
There are other faces that are equally fascinating, like the guy and two girls in the front row:
(I'm half convinced that the girl on the left is my grandmother, but I've asked other family members to confirm this).
24 Mar 2009: An Uncle confirmed that this is not my Grandmother–so the mystery continues.
There is something in the faces of these three that also tells a story. We might imagine the young man as romantically interested in the girl at the left, or the girl on the right as also a close friend of both of them. The body language might be telling us a lot. The man has his hand lazily draped over the girl's shoulder, drawing close to her. The girl on the right, in turn, drapes her arm around the man's shoulder and holds his elbow with her other hand. The image makes me really curious to know who these three were and to understand their connection with each other.
Here's another face from the past that I love–wearing what looks like catcher's gear:
What a great face! The boy appears younger than the other players and clearly seems proud to be a part of the team.
A quick google search turns up a web page depicting what looks like exactly the catcher's outfit that the boy is wearing:
The second photo also has some wonderful faces to stare into. Note the two girls in the center of the photo, one of them wearing the catcher's mitt:
If you look at the large version of the photo, you can also make out "Same gang" written on the face of the photo.
I did a little searching on the name "C. W. Fenners", but didn't turn anything up. My guess is that this is some local business that sponsored the team. The next step might be to go browse through the St. Paul, MN city directories from the mid-1920s and see if I can't find a business with that name. The other avenue to pursue might be to do some searching on the listed surnames to see if I could verify whether all of these people lived in a particular part of town.
In the end, maybe these sorts of photos are the most interesting–the ones that tell us a story, but which contain stories that elude us.


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Designers may have been scarce at the reception Laura Bush hosted at the White House on Monday in honor of the Heart Truth's Red Dress Initiative's fifth anniversary, but those in attendance were plenty impressed with the digs — and with the graciousness of the First Lady, who chatted up and posed for photos with most of her 180 guests.
Then there was a surprise appearance by President George W. Bush, who thanked the fashion industry for "stepping up" to fight heart disease. Going for a joke, he added that the heart-challenged Vice President Dick Cheney "sends his best."
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"Everyone was surprised that the President was there because the Red Dress Initiative is Mrs. Bush's thing," said Mark Badgley, who, along with James Mischka, had a prior relationship with the Bushes, having designed the inaugural ballgowns for their daughters Barbara and Jenna three years ago.
Unlike the President, though, numerous invited Seventh Avenue types were no-shows. Representatives of Carmen Marc Valvo, Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan and Nicole Miller maintained that it was previously scheduled travel plans rather than politics that prevented them from attending. "Given it was the Monday after fashion week and it's a very hectic time for fashion, it was a nice turnout. People were either exhausted or off to somewhere — probably to source fabric," said CFDA executive director Steven Kolb, who did attend.
"Who wouldn't want to come?" mused Francisco Costa as he and others, including Luca Orlandi, Fern Mallis, Kevin Krier and Alek Wek, meandered through several of the public rooms that had a surprisingly homey feel, though not quite homey enough for Monique Lhuillier. She and her husband, Tom Bugbee, flew in from L.A. for the event, to which she wore a discreet black-and-white cocktail dress. Completing her ensemble: opera gloves and a frothy sleeveless jacket, selected heedless of the long security-induced walk from street to entrance. "I thought, it's a house, you drive right up to the door," Lhuillier said. "I was freezing."
Inevitably, awe of her surroundings warmed her up. Many guests lingered in the recently redone Green Room that boasts a major portrait of Benjamin Franklin wearing his spectacles. Still, Ben took a back seat in the fascination department to Jackie Kennedy, whose mesmerizing full-length portrait resides in the Vermeil Room along with those of five other recent First Ladies. (One of the fashion set noted that Mamie Eisenhower, all pink, poufed out and pin-curled, looked "a little draggy.")
Following the sightseeing, the designer honorees had a few private moments in the Red Room with the First Couple, after which everyone filed into the East Room where the President introduced Laura Bush, who in turn introduced Elizabeth Nabel, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Not surprisingly, they all voiced ample thanks, to doctors and other health care workers, to researchers, to the designers and models who participated in the initiative, to women who practice sound heart health.
But that's not all.
Sounding a bit like a fashion pro herself, Nabel had a few more stops to make on the gratitude train: she thanked the Heart Truth's show sponsors, Diet Coke, Johnson & Johnson, and the ubiquitous corporate benefit benefactor whose largess extends from the Rockettes to the White House and Swarovski.


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Warner Bros.' Man of Steel sets new June all-time opening weekend record with $113,080,000 in 4,207 theaters for the Friday through Sunday period and $125,080,000 to date including the Thursday corporate group sale screening program of $12,000,000! This is also the second best debut of 2013 behind only Iron Man 3. See below for the list of Top June debuts:
Top June Openers – Hollywood.com
1 Jun 14, 2013 Man of Steel $113,080,000
2 Jun 18, 2010 Toy Story 3 $110,307,189
3 Jun 26, 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $108,966,307
4 Jun 4, 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93,687,367
5 Jun 22, 2012 Brave $66,323,594
Playing on 331 IMAX screens, the domestic performance of Warner Bros.' Man of Steel delivered an outstanding $13.3 mil in the IMAX network, a record opening for a June release. This is a 12% of the weekend take! IMAX's International box office for Man of Steel, on the first batch of 79 screens to open day and date, hit $4.2 mil (a stellar $53k per screen) and again, a June record. As of Sunday night, IMAX's Global weekend gross for Man of Steel is estimated to be $17.5 mil, delivering a record for a June release.
Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill and a cast of thousands took second place with the R-rated ensemble comedy This Is the End from Sony Pictures. The film got off to a fantastic start on Wednesday taking in $7.8 million on (including a whopping $2.2 million in Tuesday late shows) and erned $20.5 million for the weekend and earned back its entire production budget with its 5-day take since Wednesday of $32.8 million.
Lionsgate's magic heist film Now You See Me is holding strong in its third weekend dropping just 46% and earning $10.32 million, Universals' Fast & Furious 6 lands in fourth place with $9.4 million while Universal's profit making machine The Purge starring Ethan Hawke rounds out the Top 5 with $8.2 million against a 76% second weeken drop. Fox's Google comedy The Internship is in the sixth spot in its second weekend with $7 million.
Next week look out for Brad Pitt in Paramount's World War Z and Disney/Pixar's animated prequel Monster's University!
Top Movies for Weekend of June 14 – June 16 (Estimates) – 'Man of Steel' sets June opening weekend record!
Movie Gross Theaters Avg.Per YTD Distributor
01 Man of Steel $113.08M 4,207 $26,879 $125.08M WB
02 This is the End $20.5M 3,055 $6,710 $32.8M Sony
03 Now You See Me $10.32M 3,082 $3,348 $80.0M Lionsgate
04 Fast & Furious 6 $9.4M 3,375 $2,795 $219.6M Universal
05 The Purge $8.2M 2,591 $3,165 $51.8M Universal


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Explore Earth Science and Make a "Worm Hotel"
Some kids may squirm when they see an earthworm, but for most kindergarteners, these slinky critters are rather fascinating. And for budding scientists, earthworms also an important part of the study of earth science and conservation. Healthy soil should contain lots and lots of worms—they break down raw materials like dead leaves, ventilate the soil as they move through it, and build it up with their casings.
There's only one problem for avid kindergarten scientists: worms do all this underground, in the dark!
Want to help your child explore what's really going on? Try making this simple "worm hotel" to see what a few worms can do with a little moist soil.
What You Need:
- Large glass jar, such as an empty mayonnaise jar
- Sand
- Potting Soil
- Dark colored construction paper
- Tape
- Sparkly gel markers or glitter glue that can be used on dark paper
- 3-4 big, healthy earthworms
- Water
What You Do:
- Have your kindergartener start by pouring about 1" of sand onto the bottom of the jar. Alternate between layers of sand and soil—4 or 5 layers in all—until the layers reach the top of the jar.
- Dampen the whole mixture with some water, and then put the earthworms onto the top. They will begin to burrow their way into the soil almost immediately.
- Earthworms don't like bright sun, so now you need to give them a little privacy. Cut the dark construction paper to size so that it will fit around the jar, and invite your child to take a few minutes to decorate it and perhaps write a title on it. Then tape the paper around the edge of the jar, taking care to leave the jar top off so that the worms get air.
- After 3-4 days, pull the paper off. You'll see that the worms have been very busy: even though you didn't move the jar, the worms have traveled all around and mixed all the layers together!
- You can continue to watch the worms explore for a few days, but after that, be sure to return them to their natural habitat. Those little worms are a major part of our ecosystem, constantly digesting and composting and enriching the nutrients in the soil, and hopefully with this activity, even the squirmiest of kids will appreciate the work that they do.


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Congressman says cuts could lead to long wait times and lost economic opportunity for Western New York
Congressman Brian Higgins, NY-26, spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives detailing the stress sequestration would put on the nation's borders and the impact that would have on Western New Yorkers and the local economy. Higgins is a member of the House committees on homeland security and foreign affairs and serves on the US-Canada Inter-Parliamentary Group. His congressional district includes four international border crossings between the U.S. and Canada.
Below is the text of Congressman Higgins' remarks on the House Floor:
"Mr. Speaker, The effect of sequestration on our borders will be felt especially hard in my Western New York community, home to four crossings on the Northern border.
"According to the Department of Homeland Security, if sequestration occurs, Customs and Border Protection will be forced to eliminate 2,700 officers and 5,000 border patrol agents. In addition to the loss of jobs, this could mean delays of as long as four hours at border crossings.
"$1.5 billion in goods and 300,000 individuals cross the U.S.-Canada border each and every day. Western New York businesses and institutions depend on predictable access to and from Southern Ontario. Increased wait times will discourage Canadian consumers from visiting Western New York and that is business we can't afford to lose.
"I call on the House to take immediate action to repeal the sequester and to prevent this unnecessary injury to our economy."
In written testimony presented to the Senate by the homeland security secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano states, "Sequestration would roll back border security, increase wait times at our nation's land ports of entry and airports, affect aviation and maritime safety and security, leave critical infrastructure more vulnerable to attacks, hamper disaster response time and our surge force capabilities, and significantly delay cyber security infrastructure protections."
Higgins also took time to meet, in his Washington, D.C. office, with Western New Yorkers who work for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to discuss the impact sequestration will have on them and the jobs they do, as well as other issues related to border security.


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Breakfast Ideas
I've been freelance writing for three years and over the course of this last year in particular, my sleeping hours went insane. There wasn't a single day where I didn't go to sleep until at least 5 a.m. I would then sleep until 1 p.m. or so, eat one large meal a day, and spend the rest of the day working.
Two or three weeks ago I was really sick and actually fell asleep early. After almost three years of weird hours, that one night fixed everything and now I'm going to bed early and waking up in the morning like a normal person.
The point being that before I was never awake for breakfast, but now that I wake up so early I'm ravenous in the morning (especially after walking the dog). In the past three weeks I've eaten more scrambled eggs, more servings of granola and yogurt, and more bananas than I care to count. I'm getting really burnt out on it, so I'm hoping you guys can offer me some breakfast ideas that are somewhat healthy. I don't mind cooking in the morning, so that isn't an issue. I just don't really like the obvious breakfasts that come to mind like pancakes, waffles, toast, etc.
I want something hearty, somewhat healthy, and ideally something that doesn't require too much work. Please offer any suggestions you may have and if you can, tell me what you eat for breakfast. I find those "What's for Dinner" posts great because they give me new ideas and I'm sure the same can be done for breakfast.
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Download here: Episode 24 - Giant Roaming Creatures
Today we'll be speaking about art, engineering and freedom with two robot-artists building gigantic robots. Our first guest is Theo Jansen, a physics major turned artist out of the Netherlands, about his walking beach creatures and how artists perceive robotics and build sculptures that can walk and sense their environments in a very different way than the robots we are used to. We then speak to Jaimie Mantzel who is an inventor in Vermont. Throughout his life, he's been literally building his dreams with his own two hands, be it a home in the mountains or a giant 6-legged robot he plans to use to take him around.
Theo Jansen
Theo Jansen is a "kinetic artist" best known for his Strandbeest, or beach animals, a new form of life that he is creating out of plastic yellow tubes. From their humble beginning as simple walking creatures with an ingenious leg system, Jansen has added an energy storage system made of plastic bottles, stakes that are hammered into the ground to protect them from the wind, and rudimentary water level sensors to protect the beach creatures from the sea. Jansen's ultimate goal is to release his creations into the wild, to have them roam the beaches of his native Netherlands in herds and lead their own type of mechanical lives.
Jaimie Mantzel
Jaimie Mantzel's adventures about building a giant 6-legged robot have been followed by the thousands on his website and youtube channel. He's been building since he was a child, bringing his wildest inventions and dreams to life. Inspired by his talent, Mantzel started engineering at Brown University only to discover that math and physics were the rule rather than putting parts together. Instead of engineering, he diverted to art and unleashed his creativity. After university and years of work, he pursued his original vocation, building things. As a first step, he bought a piece of mountain in Vermont, USA and built a 4 story dome, his home. However, making small robots, and homes wasn't enough and Mantzel is now building a giant spider-like robot which he can ride. Building this robot however seems to be a recursive process, since it requires building a workshop, which in turn brought him to dig a road. With all this finished, the robot is now 80% complete with an estimated finalization this summer. However, this interview is not only about making robots, but rather a different philosophy of life, freedom and art.


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Getting ready for the eye patient (and earn a raise) (Proceedings)
Anatomic and physiologic considerations are the basis for proper diagnostic techniques. We will discuss basic diagnostic procedures and relative pharmacological consideration to enhance the ophthalmic examination.
Normal anatomy and physiology
The eye is a sensitive neurological tissue and is considered the anterior extension of the brain. It functions to translate light waves into a nerve impulse, which can then be interpreted by the brain as sight. The eye is extremely delicate and sensitive, and has special anatomic and physiologic adaptations. A basic understanding of ocular anatomy and physiology are necessary to appreciate abnormalities and understand their significance.The eyes and their associated structures are bilateral and symmetrical in most species.
Eyelids protect, lubricate and meter out excessive light. The shape of the palpebral fissure is species and breed dependent. A wide variation among the breeds results in a particular facial expression. Two main sets of muscles control eyelid position. The orbicularis muscles, innervated by the facial nerve, close the eyelid. The levator palpebral muscle innervated by the oculomotor nerve raises the upper eyelid. The margins of the eyelids contain specialized cilia known as eyelashes, and openings to the sebaceous meibomian glands provide oily secretions. The glands of Zeis and Moll are sebaceous and sweat glands that are associated with the follicles of the eyelash.
Conjunctiva/third eyelid
The conjunctiva is the mucous membrane lining inside of the eyelids (palpebral conjunctiva) and is continuous onto the anterior sclera (bulbar conjunctiva). The palpebral conjunctiva is thicker and pink-red in color, whereas the bulbar conjunctiva is very thin, colorless and nearly transparent. Both contain blood vessels which when irritated will become congested and red. Jaundice contrition will give the conjunctiva a yellowish color. Anemia will give it a blanched, pale appearance. The third eyelid (nictitating membrane) is a specialized conjunctival structure of non-primate animals. It serves to protect the cornea, secrete part of the tear film and fight infection via lymph follicles. This is supported by a T-shaped piece of cartilage and at the base of this cartilage is the gland of the third eyelid, which produces a significant quantity of tears. The excursion of the nictitating membrane, or third eyelid, is passive in dogs and due to the retraction of the globe.
Lacrimal apparatus
Lacrimation is the production of tears. Tears are a composite of secretions of several glands. The two main glands in small animals are their orbital lacrimal gland located in the dorso-temporal orbit and the gland of the third eyelid. Tear secretion provides a protective function (antibacterial activity) and a source of nutrition and wastes product removal for the cornea. The tear film is composed of the trilaminar layer: the out oily layer (from the meibomian glands), the middle aqueous layer (from the lacrimal gland and gland of the third eyelid), and an inner mucin layer (conjunctival glands). A lack of watery, aqueous tear secretion results in keratoconjuctivitis sicca, while a lack of mucin secretion results in abnormalities of the tear film and focal areas of dryness. Chronic blepharitis may compromise meibomian gland secretions. This will decrease the outer, oily layer, resulting in more rapid evaporation of the aqueous layer.
Tears exit the palpebral fissure by evaporation or through the nasolacrimal system. The openings of the apparatus are located at the medial canthi and are composed of a small opening (punctum) in the upper and lower eyelids. The puncta, via canaliculi (lacrimal ducts), join to forma a lacrimal sac. The nasolacrimal drainage duct exists from the lacrimal sac, passes through the bones of the nose, and exits trough the nasal punctum; generally, a few millimeters from the external nares.
The globe
The eye proper is composed of three layers or tunics: (1) the outer fibrous tunic is composed of the corneo-scleral shell; (2) the middle vascular tunic is composed of the choroids, ciliary body, and iris; and (3) the inner nervous tunic, which is of neural tissue origin and is composed of the neurosensory retina, retinal pigment epithelium of the ciliary body, and the posterior iris surfaces.


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SALEM, Va. – The King men's wrestling team fought hard against wrestlers from the likes of the ACC and Big Ten institutions at the Hokie Open on Sunday afternoon at the Salem Civic Center. Senior Brandon Tressler led the Tornado with three wins while Cody Broomall competed unattached and also turned in a trio of victories.
Brandon Tressler (Orlando, Fla.) had a strong day as well for the Tornado and started off with a solid 13-6 win over Duke wrestler, Dylan Ryan. After a loss by pin to Dan Rinaldi (Rutgers), Tressler bounced back with a win by fall over his teammate, Bobby Zimmerman at the 3:24 mark. Tressler then posted a narrow 3-2 victory over Greg Isley (USAFA) before falling to Luke Sheridan of Indiana University.
Cody Broomall (Millsboro, Del.) began his day in the 133-pound bracket with a 9-1 major decision win against DJ Jules of Newberry College and followed that up with a 4-2 victory against Tanner Bindelspach of Campbell University. Broomall then lost a tough 4-1 decision in double overtime to Joey Ward of the University of North Carolina. Broomall bounced back with his third win of the day, 4-2, versus Jake Smith of Appalachian State University. Broomall's strong day came to a close in a 10-3 loss to Aaron Hansen (The Citadel). The freshman wrestled unattached during the event for King.
Freshman Madison Martin (Ringgold, Ga.), sophomore Tywan Claxton (Cleveland, Ohio), and sophomore Garrett Fosdyck (Matthews, Va.) each added two wins for the Tornado.
Claxton, ranked sixth in the nation at 149 pounds, defeated Aaron Walker of The Citadel by major decision, 12-4, and also won over Hofstra's Cody Ruggierello, 5-1.
Fosdyck (285) had impressive wins by pin over VMI's Michael Laprade just 1:47 into the match and against Matt Colter of Newberry at the 3:29 mark.
The Tornado will be back on the mat at the Pembroke Open, hosted by UNC-Pembroke, on Saturday, November 11 with a start time scheduled for 9:00 a.m.


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Proposed SEC rules
• Companies taking part in crowdfunding must be U.S.-based.
• Businesses are advised not to solicit for investors on social media sites because it could open the door to an SEC probe over investment that crosses state lines.
• A company could raise a maximum of $1 million through crowdfunding in a 12-month period.
• Securities purchased could not be resold for one year.
• The issuer has to file an annual report with the SEC and provide it to investors.
Michigan businesses that were planning to use sites like Facebook and Twitter to inexpensively get the word out that they are looking to raise capital for expansion projects or to get off the ground are now consulting with attorneys and trying to figure out their next steps.
"It's going to extremely limit, if not completely close, the ability for businesses to use social media," said Thomas Coke, an attorney who works in business development for Grand Rapids-based VerifyValid, which runs a business-to-business payment service.
Michigan's crowdfunding law
• Issuers must be headquartered in Michigan, and the offering may be made only to Michigan residents.
• Social media use isn't referenced in the Michigan law, so investors have interpreted the law to allow for its use.
• The maximum a company could raise is $2 million if it makes audited financial statements available to investors as part of the offering. If not, the maximum is $1 million.
• Securities may not be resold within nine months to any non-Michigan resident.
• The issuer must provide quarterly reports to its investors and the state of Michigan for as long as the shares remain outstanding.
The SEC defines an accredited investor as someone with a net worth of at least $1 million, or who has income of more than $200,000 in the previous two years. An unaccredited investor falls below those financial thresholds.
But because the commission has been slow to enact the rules to allow crowdfunding to begin, a handful of states — including Michigan last year — enacted their own laws to allow intrastate crowdfunding, to get around SEC rules.
Michigan's law allows companies that are Michigan-based to sell shares of their company to state residents, or receive a set percentage return on an investment in the company.
But the recent guidance from the SEC, in the form of a compliance and interpretation document posted at sec.gov in April, discourages businesses from looking for investors on social media sites, since there is no way to control the message so that only Michigan residents see it.
Coke said once a company puts something on social media, it crosses state lines and is no longer an intrastate offer. Several attorneys who practice securities law say businesses should even refrain from simply posting a link to a portal website that handles the investment transaction, even if the site only allows Michigan residents to invest.
Kevin Hitchen, founder of Localstake, an online crowdfunding portal used by businesses to connect with potential investors, said potential investors who come to his site have to go through a series of steps before they can see investment documents for a company or actually invest, including providing their driver's license to prove they are a state resident.
He said he doesn't think the SEC guidance will hinder efforts under the new law in Michigan.
"Businesses will just have to be careful what they post," he said.
And it is possible to successfully conduct crowdfunding without using social media, as the Tecumseh Brewing Co. proved on Thursday, Hitchen said.
Through Localstake, the Tecumseh-based microbrewery was the first to take advantage of Michigan's crowdfunding law, and the first to successfully reach its investment goal. It raised $175,000 from 21 investors, and did it without using social media. It hopes to be open by October.
Kyle DeWitt, general manager and co-founder of Tecumseh Brewing, said they were able to raise the funds in just 45 days.
"We were pleasantly surprised how quick it went," he said.
He said word of mouth, publicity in local news outlets and two tasting events were basically all it took.
The sponsor of the state's crowdfunding law, Rep. Nancy Jenkins, R-Clayton, said businesses will just have to be cautious when using social media and be careful about what they put even on their own website, so as not to draw the ire of the SEC.
Sandra Cochrane, a technology business consultant for the Michigan Small Business Development Center, said the new guidance will make it tougher for people to get the word out about their particular offer.
Coke said old-fashioned word of mouth is still one way businesses can get their message out.
Iris Linder, a shareholder at Lansing-based Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith PC, who works in the business and corporate practice group, said businesses could talk to customers in person and tell them about ways to go online and invest, but first they should ask if they are Michigan residents.
Businesses could also collect emails from customers (after first checking they are all state residents) and then do an email blast to talk about the investment opportunity and direct them to a website where they could invest, she said.
These are good working guidelines until the SEC issues permanent guidelines, perhaps by the end of the year, Linder said.
Coke said he has heard from some business owners who are angry and confused by the new rules, and are still unsure of what they can no longer do, but he is urging them to remain positive.
"Focus on what you can do," he said.
Eric Misterovich, partner at St. Joseph-based Revision Legal, said one positive aspect to the new guidance from the SEC is that it will further shape which businesses are best suited to use crowdfunding under Michigan's law.
"I think a lot of people planned on using Facebook to spread the word about their offer. We've all grown accustomed to how easy it is to share things," he said. "But if I live in St. Joseph, is someone in Bay City going to invest in my restaurant? Probably not."
He said Michigan's law is still well-suited for hyperlocal businesses that have an established and dedicated customer base.
Once the SEC has completed writing the final rules that allows crowdfunding nationwide, other businesses will likely then be able to use social media sites, because they will no longer be confined to just trying to solicit investors from Michigan, he said.
At that point, it won't matter if someone in another state sees their posting on a social media site, he said.
Chris Gautz: (517) 403-4403, [email protected]. Twitter: @chrisgautz


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74, of Blandinsville
Carolyn J. Baumann, 74, of Blandinsville passed away at 1:06 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, surrounded by her family.
She was born on Nov. 10, 1938, in Quincy to Carroll and Irma Thurnhoffer Markey. She married Robert Baumann on Sept. 5, 1959, in Sutter, Ill.; he survives.
Also surviving are daughters Donna (David) Lee of Witchita, Kan., and Michele Baumann of Yuma, Ariz.; grandchildren Derek Lee and Alex Lee of Witchita, Kan.; Yvonne (Wade) McKeown of Rushville, who she also considered a daughter; sister Marsue (John) Wachtel of Chatham, Ill.; and three nieces and five nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Carolyn lived most of her life in the Blandinsville area. She was a member of the Blandinsville First Baptist Church, past president of the Twin Oaks Golf and Country Club and past president of the McDonough County Republican Women. She was in charge of the women's golf league and participated in the women's bowling league and was an avid bridge player.
She worked as a registered nurse at McDonough District Hospital and La Harpe-Davier Hospital. She then worked for Dr. Bruce Borum and finished her career working for Dr. B.I. Mueller in La Harpe. She retired on Sept. 30, 1992. Carolyn was very proud of being a sports wife, mom and grandma.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home in Blandinsville with the Rev. Dean Reeverts officiating. The family will meet with friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the funeral home in Blandinsville. Burial will be in Glade City Cemetery in Blandinsville.
Memorials may be made to Blandinsville Fire and Rescue Squad or MDH Nursing Program.
You may leave condolences and sign the guest book online at clugston-tibbittsfh.com.